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Basic Christian Beliefs and Values

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Price: £3.45 Duration: 51mins Full topic price: £21.95

At the heart of Christianity is the belief that God sent his Son to live on earth in order to show humans what He is like, and ultimately to die as a sacrifice. This would bring about forgiveness and reconciliation between God and humans, since sin was stopping humans from having a good relationship with God. This title covers Christian beliefs about the nature of God, where good and evil come from, what sin is and why salvation is necessary, and what Christians believe happens after death. It will also deal with how Christians should live their lives now considering the costs of discipleship, the role of the Church and beliefs in the sanctity of life. Finally, some Christian symbols and sacraments will be discussed. The Apostles' Creed will be referred to throughout the chapters rather than on its own.

Author: Susan Kambalu Publisher: GCSEPod®
Narrator: Carol McGuigan ISBN: 978-1-84906-016-5
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Chapters

  1. Jesus, God and the Holy Trinity
  2. The Role of the Church
  3. Rules for Living and the Commandments
  4. The Importance of Discipleship
  5. Christian Symbols and Sacraments
  6. The Sanctity of Life and Creation
  7. Life After Death
  8. Sin, Salvation, Love and Forgiveness
  9. Good and Evil

Exam Board Relevance

  • Edxcel
  • AQA
  • CEA
  • IGCSE (EdExcel)
  • OCR
  • SQA
  • WJEC
  • IGCSE (CiE)

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Key Issues

  • Exodus 20:1-17
  • Matthew 5-7 including theBeatitudes Matthew 5:1-12
  • Matthew 25:14-30
  • Matthew 25:31-46
  • Luke 18:18-30
  • Luke 19: 1-10
  • Mark 12:28-34
  • Luke 10: 25-37
  • Matthew 5: 43-48
  • 1 Corinthians 13
  • Matthew 18: 21-35
  • Matthew 9: 1-8
  • Luke 11: 1-4
  • John 8: 1-11
  • Luke 15: 11-32
  • Luke 23: 26-43
  • 1 John 4:7-21
  • 1 Corinthians 13
  • Matthew 5-7
  • Mark 12:28-34
  • Exodus 20:1-17
  • Matthew 5-7
  • Mark 12:28-34
  • Matthew 25:31-46
  • Luke 15:11-32
  • Matthew 4:18-22
  • Luke 9:1-6
  • Matthew 5:43-48
  • 1 Corinthians 10:13
  • Job 12:10
  • Genesis 2:15-17
  • Genesis 1:1 - 2:3
  • Genesis 1:1-2, 3
  • Genesis 2:15-25
  • Mark 12:28-31
  • Genesis 1:26
  • Mark 12:13-17
  • Romans 12:17-21
  • Luke 11:1-4
  • Genesis 1:1-2:3
  • Luke 19:1-10
  • Mark 12:29-31
  • Luke 10:25-37,
  • Matthew 25:31-46
  • Exodus 20
  • Matthew 5:21-42
  • Matthew 6:1-18
  • Matthew 6:19-34
  • Matthew 7:1-5
  • Matthew 7:7-12
  • Genesis 1:1-2:3
  • Luke 11:1-4
  • Mark 12:29-31
  • Luke 10:25-37
  • Matthew 25:31-46
  • Exodus 20
  • Mark 1:14-20
  • Mark 2:13-17
  • Mark 3:13-19
  • Mark 6:7-13
  • Mark 3:31-35
  • Mark 8:31-38
  • Mark 9:33-37
  • Mark 10:17-31
  • Mark 10:35-40
  • Mark 9:14-29
  • Mark 10:41-45
  • Mark 12:41-44
  • Mark 14:27-42
  • Mark 14:66-72
  • Luke 11:1-4
  • Genesis 1:1 -2:3
  • Luke 19:1-10
  • Mark 12:29-31
  • Luke 10:25-37
  • Matthew 25:31-46
  • Exodus 20
  • Matthew 5:21-42
  • Matthew 6:1-18
  • Matthew 6:19-34
  • Matthew 7:1-5
  • Matthew 7:7-12
  • Genesis 1:1 -2:3
  • Luke 11:1-4
  • Luke 19:1-10
  • Mark 12:29-31
  • Luke 10:25-37
  • Matthew 25:31-46
  • Matthew 5:21-42
  • Matthew 6:1-18
  • Matthew 6:19-34
  • Matthew 7:1-5
  • Matthew 7:7-12
  • Mark 1:14-20
  • Mark 2:13-17
  • Mark 3:13-19
  • Mark 6:7-13
  • Mark 3:31-35
  • Mark 8:31-38
  • Mark 9:33-37
  • Mark 10:17-31
  • Mark 10:35-40
  • Mark 9:14-29
  • Mark 10:41-45
  • Mark 12:41-44
  • Mark 14:27-42
  • Mark 14:66-72

Titles

  • The Apostles' Creed as representing a summary of Christian beliefs
  • Christian Values
  • Features of Christian discipleship
  • Sacraments
  • Baptism - Basic Christian Beliefs and Values
  • Reconciliation - Basic Christian Beliefs and Values
  • The nature of God as Father (Creator, Sustainer), Son (Incarnate) and Holy Spirit (Guide, Comforter).
  • Salvation and Eternal Life
  • Love
  • Forgiveness - Basic Christian Beliefs and Values
  • The principal beliefs outlined in the Apostles' Creed
  • Personal and community life
  • Background - Basic Christian Beliefs and Values
  • Beliefs
  • THE NATURE OF GOD - Basic Christian Beliefs and Values
  • THE NATURE OF BELIEF
  • RELIGION AND SCIENCE - Basic Christian Beliefs and Values
  • RELIGION AND SCIENCE - Basic Christian Beliefs and Values
  • DEATH AND THE AFTERLIFE
  • GOOD AND EVIL
  • Christian Morality in the Roman Catholic Tradition - Basic Christian Beliefs and Values
  • Community - Basic Christian Beliefs and Values
  • Morality - Basic Christian Beliefs and Values
  • God, life and death - Basic Christian Beliefs and Values
  • choice, personal and corporate identity - Basic Christian Beliefs and Values
  • Exploring creation and our place in the world
  • expressing one's faith
  • law and order in religion and society
  • innocent suffering and the concept of evil
  • Qualities of love and friendship
  • Believing in God - Basic Christian Beliefs and Values
  • Believing in God
  • Beliefs and Values
  • Community and Tradition - Basic Christian Beliefs and Values
  • Living the Christian Life - Basic Christian Beliefs and Values
  • Discipleship - Basic Christian Beliefs and Values
  • Christian Beliefs and Values
  • Christian Community and Tradition - Basic Christian Beliefs and Values
  • Catholic Beliefs and Values

Chapters

  • the oneness of God and the Trinity
  • the incarnation and Jesus as the Son of God
  • the meaning of the crucifixion, resurrection and ascension of Jesus
  • the person and work of the Holy Spirit
  • the Church as the Body of Christ
  • the Communion of Saints
  • sin and the means of salvation
  • judgement and the world to come
  • the oneness of God and the Trinity
  • the incarnation and Jesus as the Son of God
  • the meaning of the crucifixion, resurrection and ascension of Jesus
  • the person and work of the Holy Spirit
  • the Church as the Body of Christ
  • the Communion of Saints
  • sin and the means of salvation
  • judgement and the world to come
  • the Commandments
  • Sermon on the Mount
  • Call of the Disciples
  • The Commission
  • The Rich Young Man
  • Mission of the Twelve
  • Parables of the Kingdom
  • Cost of Discipleship
  • Status of Discipleship
  • The Widow
  • The Great Commandment
  • The Parable of the Talents
  • The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats
  • Baptism, Confirmation and the Eucharist.
  • The purpose and effects of these sacraments upon Christian lifestyle and behaviour.
  • The Sanctity of Human Life
  • Contraception and Abortion
  • Sin and Forgiveness in the Roman Catholic Tradition
  • Types of love in the New Testament (Agape, Eros, Philia, Storge).
  • Love - of God, of neighbour, of enemies
  • Paul's concept of Love
  • The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
  • The Healing of the Paralysed Man
  • The Lord's Prayer
  • The Woman Caught in Adultery
  • The Parable of the Prodigal Son
  • The Crucifixion
  • the oneness of God and the Trinity
  • incarnation of Jesus
  • crucifixion of Jesus
  • resurrection of Jesus
  • ascension of Jesus
  • the person and work of the Holy Spirit
  • judgement and the world to come
  • The Great Commandments
  • Principles from the Sermon on the Mount
  • Love (agape) as a guiding Christian principle
  • God is love
  • The nature of Christian love
  • the Trinity - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - as expressed in the Apostles' Creed
  • sin, judgement, forgiveness, salvation, eternal life
  • the Christian ideal as expressed in Jesus' teaching in
  • the Sermon on the Mount
  • the two great commandments
  • the Trinity - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - as expressed in the Nicene Creed
  • sin, judgement, forgiveness, salvation, eternal life
  • the Ten Commandments
  • the Christian ideal as expressed in Jesus' teaching in the Sermon on the Mount
  • the Christian ideal as expressed in Jesus' teaching in the two great commandments
  • the role of Mary - as expressed in the Hail Mary (and the Catechism).
  • Christian beliefs about the nature of God
  • Reasons Christians give in support of their belief in God
  • The authority of the Bible for Christians
  • Belief in God intervening in the world through miracles and in the person of Christ
  • Worship in the church and at home
  • Prayer and contemplation
  • The use of food and fasting by some Christians as a response to God
  • The architecture of the church; the use of music and art in Christian worship
  • The ways in which symbols are used in Christianity to express belief
  • Christian ideas about the origins of the world and of humanity
  • Scientific ideas about the origins of the world and of humanity: very basic understandings of the Big Bang theory, and of Darwinian evolutionary theory
  • The ways in which Christians understand the distinction between 'body' and 'soul'
  • Understandings of heaven, hell and purgatory
  • The concept of God as judge, the relation between moral behaviour and the afterlife
  • Christian funeral rites, and the ways in which these reflect belief and aim to support the bereaved.
  • Different beliefs about God and the Devil or Satan
  • Christian responses to the problem of evil: the suffering of Christ
  • Coping with suffering through acceptance and prayer
  • Discovering the right way to behave through the Bible, the example of Christ, the conscience
  • The reasons why Christians try to follow a moral code
  • the Trinity; God as Father, creator of the world and the sustainer of life; Jesus Christ, Son of God, God incarnate, divine and human; the Holy Spirit
  • Death and the future life.
  • Christian motivation through love for God and for one's neighbour, and responsibility for one's own actions
  • Covenant love and the grace of God
  • good and evil
  • repentance and forgiveness
  • judgement
  • one holy, catholic and apostolic Church'
  • the Kingdom of God.
  • The Church: universal and everlasting
  • The prohibition on murder, the sanctity of life
  • Forgiveness
  • Respect for God's creation.
  • the sanctity of life: abortion; euthanasia; capital punishment.
  • Christian beliefs about God's judgement and mercy
  • How people will be judged
  • Forgiveness awaits those who repent
  • The call to discipleship
  • The sending out of the Twelve
  • The Church as a fellowship for worship, learning and mutual care
  • The Church as an influence for good in the world
  • Loving one's enemies
  • God as Spirit; God as Creator
  • Jesus as Lord, Son of God and Redeemer
  • Christian beliefs in free will
  • Life belongs to God
  • Christian views of afterlife; notions ofjudgement, heaven and hell.
  • Symbols of belongings fish, crucifix, priest's vestments, Salvationist uniform
  • Free will
  • Literal and non-literal views of creation
  • God's purpose and humankind's stewardship
  • Responsibility to love God and neighbour
  • Example of a Christian using talents for God, neighbour and care of the planet
  • Human dominion as justification for exploitation of planet
  • The purpose and effect of symbolism in places of worship
  • Expectations of behaviour and conduct in churches and chapels, and other places of worship
  • The place, purpose and value of pilgrimage
  • The Holy Land and Lourdes
  • Attitudes to: mission and evangelism; interfaith dialogue
  • The status of the Bible as a source of authority
  • Partnership between church and state (e.g. in Britain role of the monarch, bishops in the House of Lords, 'established' church)
  • What is Caesar's and what is God's
  • Oscar Romero: his stance against the government
  • the need to protect, deter, reform and exact retribution
  • Attitudes to capital punishment
  • Creation of the world as perfect
  • Original sin
  • The Devil - personification of evil
  • Innocent suffering and response of faith; example of Job
  • Jesus on the cross - the suffering servant
  • Jesus as the perfect human
  • Teaching on heaven and hell
  • types of love
  • loyalty and companionship
  • How religious upbringing in a Christian family or community can lead to or support belief in God
  • How the appearance of the world (design and causation) may lead to or support belief in God.
  • How the search for meaning and purpose in life may lead to or support belief in God.
  • How the presence of religion in the world may lead to or support belief in God.
  • How non-religious explanations of the world and of miracles may lead to or support agnosticism or atheism
  • How unanswered prayers and the existence of evil and suffering (including moral evil and natural evil) may lead people to question or reject belief in God.
  • Why the existence of evil and suffering raises problems for people who believe in God as omnipotent, benevolent and omniscient. How Christians respond to this problem.
  • The nature of religious experience for Catholics, as seen in the numinous, conversion, miracles, prayer, and how these may lead to or support belief in God.
  • How the appearance of the world (design and causation) may lead to or support belief in God.
  • How the search for meaning and purpose in life may lead to or support belief in God.
  • How the presence of religion in the world may lead to or support belief in God.
  • Christian beliefs about the nature of God: the Father, the Creator, unity and trinity (monotheism).
  • Christian beliefs about Jesus as expressed in the Apostle's Creed (incarnation, virgin birth, Christ, crucifixion, resurrection) and the Holy Spirit (including the symbols of fire, wind and dove).
  • Christian beliefs about sin and salvation (repentance, faith, forgiveness, reconciliation. Christian values: love of God and love of others
  • The Church: the means to faith and salvation; as one, holy, catholic, apostolic; as the Body of Christ; as the communion of saints.
  • The basis of Christian values in the Ten Commandments: respect for God and respect for others
  • The Sermon on the Mount as the guide for the Christian life: re-interpretation of the Law of Moses; displaying religion; Christians and money; Christians and judgement; the Golden Rule
  • The expression of Christian values: service to others, compassion for those who suffer, concern for the causes of suffering, helping those in need, seeking justice for the oppressed; in the lives of TWO exemplary Christians of the twentieth century.
  • Christian beliefs about the nature of God: the Father, the Creator, unity and trinity (monotheism).
  • Christian beliefs about Jesus as expressed in the Apostle's Creed (incarnation, virgin birth, Christ, crucifixion, resurrection) and the Holy Spirit (including the symbols of fire, wind and dove).
  • Christian beliefs about sin and salvation (repentance, faith, forgiveness, reconciliation. Christian values: love of God and love of others
  • The basis of Christian values in the Ten Commandments: respect for God and respect for others
  • The nature of discipleship as shown in: the call of the first disciples
  • The nature of discipleship as shown in: the call of Levi
  • The nature of discipleship as shown in: the appointing of the Twelve
  • The nature of discipleship as shown in: the sending out of the Twelve
  • The cost of discipleship as shown in: the true family of Jesus
  • The cost of discipleship as shown in: suffering as discipleship
  • The cost of discipleship as shown in: true greatness
  • The cost of discipleship as shown in: the rich man
  • The cost of discipleship as shown in: James and John and the kingdom
  • The problems of discipleship: the disciples and the spirit cast out of the boy
  • The problems of discipleship: Jesus and service
  • The problems of discipleship: the widow's mite
  • The problems of discipleship: the failure of the disciples
  • The problems of discipleship: Peter's denial
  • Christian beliefs about the nature of God: the Father, the Creator, unity and trinity (monotheism).
  • Christian beliefs about Jesus as expressed in the Apostle's Creed (incarnation, virgin birth, Christ, crucifixion, resurrection) and the Holy Spirit (including the symbols of fire, wind and dove).
  • Christian beliefs about sin and salvation (repentance, faith, forgiveness, reconciliation
  • Christian values: love of God and love of others
  • The Church: the means to faith and salvation; as one, holy, catholic, apostolic; as the Body of Christ; as the communion of saints.
  • Christian ministry: bishops, priests, deacons, the role of the laity, the celibacy of the clergy, the ordination of women.
  • The basis of Christian values in the Ten Commandments: respect for God and respect for others
  • The Sermon on the Mount as the guide for the Christian life: re-interpretation of the Law of Moses; displaying religion; Christians and money; Christians and judgement; the Golden Rule
  • The expression of Christian values: service to others, compassion for those who suffer, concern for the causes of suffering, helping those in need, seeking justice for the oppressed; in the lives of TWO exemplary Christians of the twentieth century.
  • Christian beliefs about the nature of God: the Father, the Creator, unity and trinity (monotheism).
  • Christian beliefs about Jesus as expressed in the Apostle's Creed (incarnation, virgin birth, Christ, crucifixion, resurrection) and the Holy Spirit (including the symbols of fire, wind and dove).
  • Christian beliefs about sin and salvation (repentance, faith, forgiveness, reconciliation)
  • Christian values: love of God and love of others
  • The basis of Christian values in the Ten Commandments: respect for God and respect for others (Exodus 20)
  • The Sermon on the Mount as the guide for the Christian life: re-interpretation of the Law of Moses; displaying religion; Christians and money; Christians and judgement; the Golden Rule
  • The expression of Christian values: service to others, compassion for those who suffer, concern for the causes of suffering, helping those in need, seeking justice for the oppressed; in the lives of TWO exemplary Christians of the twentieth century.
  • The nature of discipleship as shown in: the call of the first disciples
  • The nature of discipleship as shown in: the call of Levi
  • The nature of discipleship as shown in: the appointing of the Twelve
  • The nature of discipleship as shown in: the sending out of the Twelve
  • The cost of discipleship as shown in: the true family of Jesus
  • The cost of discipleship as shown in: suffering as discipleship
  • The cost of discipleship as shown in: true greatness
  • The cost of discipleship as shown in: the rich man
  • The cost of discipleship as shown in: James and John and the kingdom
  • The problems of discipleship: the disciples and the spirit cast out of the boy
  • The problems of discipleship: Jesus and service
  • The problems of discipleship: the widow's mite
  • The problems of discipleship: the failure of the disciples
  • The problems of discipleship: Peter's denial

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